What is a Reach Lift Truck?
Answer: the operator sits to one side of the machine and travelling forwards takes you to the right and backwards to your left in the drivers seat, the fork carriage reaches forwards to collect loads - hence the name a reach truck.

To book training at our centre or on your site contact us by email or phone on 01904 737049

Course Venue

We can offer this training course at our centre in York or on your premises subject to suitable facilities for training purposes.

Accreditation

This course is RTITB approved for your peace of mind that you are covered under the HSE regulations HSG6 and Approved Code of Practice L117. Records are kept by ourselves for 10 years and the National Operator Registration Scheme will keep your data safely 'online'.

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Lifting Machine Types
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YOU to operate.

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Counterbalance

The counterbalance lift truck is the most 'normal' lift truck to operate, the most widely used across all warehousing industries and small businesses..

Reach

Reach trucks are operated in warehouses with very smooth floors and unlike counterbalance trucks they are only operated inside. They can also operate in small spaces and lift loads higher, so they are more efficient in a warehouse environment.

Pedestrian Stacker

Pedestrian Stacker trucks are less common than reach trucks but they are extremely manouvreable, so popular in places that any other lift truck are too big to operate within.

Scissor Lift

The electric- or gas-powered platform that is mounted on folding arms is used to provide elevated work areas or to help raise or lower unit loads. The objective is to access difficult-to-reach areas in order to perform whatever work is required. Scissor lifts provide a mobile means of reaching areas that are very high.

Rough Terrain Telehandler

Purhaps the biggest and most spectacular of all lift truck, this machine can travel through wet, muddy, rough terrain and lift up to 5-6 tons, extending the boom arm to position the load up to 15 metres away. Used mainly by farmers and in construction, however they are extremely capable in any industry.

Moffett Mounty

Moffett Mounty forklifts as they are often known due to the company that invented them are also known as Lorry Mounted Forklifts. They mount to the rear of a truck or trailer and are used by the driver for self loading or unloading of their vehicle.

The different lift truck types are very complicated, we are always happy to help and explain the regulations.

RTITB Accredited Training - This option ensures that the training delivered is of the highest standard as set out by the RTITB and recognised by industry as adequate training for all lift truck operators. Operators that successfully pass the test(s) will be entered onto the National Operator Registration Scheme, receive a certificate with I.D. card and records of training are kept for a minimum of 10 years by ourselves and every aspect of the training is recorded, should evidence of training be required for future investigations by the HSE.

In-House Training - The training is carried out by the same RTITB registered instructors but they have the freedom to train drivers specifically focussed on their individual workplace. Operators that successfully pass the assessment will be given a certificate of adequate basic training. The minimum requirements of the HSE are met to ensure that employers are compliant with;

Employers should be aware that with In-House training they have a responsibility to ensure the training carried out is adequate to meet their needs. We pride ourselves on the quality of our training that is fully compliant with the above regulations and ACOP's. All training is provided with evidence that the core teaching components stated in the L117 ACOP have been carried out.

In this video the ITV News speak to the Lift Truck Association about the dangers of Lift Trucks and interview a lady crushed by a Forklift, injured but survived.

This piece first broadcast on 24 Sept 2012. Televised on UK's regional television ITV1 Central. Programme Central Tonight. Its shows the real dangers of Lift Truck Operations and why drivers should be trained correctly to avoid death or injury at work. HSE - PUWER 98 Regulations state all employees should have adequate training to operate work equipment (forklifts) for their own and others safety.